jaloers

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jalours, jaloers, also jalous, jaloes, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus. The -r- is not etymological and does not appear in any other language; even the related Dutch term jaloezie lacks it. Its origin is unknown, but may have arisen by analogy if the endings -s and -rs were homophonous in Middle Dutch.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

jaloers (comparative jaloerser, superlative meest jaloers or jaloerst)

  1. jealous (bitterly or enviously competitive)

Inflection

Inflection of jaloers
uninflected jaloers
inflected jaloerse
comparative jaloerser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial jaloersjaloerserhet jaloerst
het jaloerste
indefinite m./f. sing. jaloersejaloerserejaloerste
n. sing. jaloersjaloerserjaloerste
plural jaloersejaloerserejaloerste
definite jaloersejaloerserejaloerste
partitive jaloersjaloersers
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